Thanksgiving travel weather: Will it be tough getting to Grandma's house?

High temperatures on Wednesday across Michigan will all be well above freezing. That should help make great travel conditions.National Digital Forecast Database/ Mark Torregrossa

The busiest travel period of the year is coming fast. Right now it looks like Mother Nature is going to treat us kindly across Michigan and most of the country.

That's at least through Black Friday. By the end of the holiday weekend colder air will start to move into the Great Lakes. Lake effect snow may be something we have to deal with by late Saturday or Sunday. It's a little far out in time, but I'll keep you updated.

So let's go through getting to Grandma's house.

Wednesday:
The first graphic shows you high temperatures for Wednesday across our great state. Temperatures by late afternoon will climb into the 50s, which is ten degrees above normal. The main takeway from this is it's real hard to have travel problems with temperatures so warm. So don't worry about any driving around Michigan next Wednesday.

Thanksgiving should continue to have temperatures well above normal, and warm enough to avoid any slick roads.National Digital Forecast Database/ Mark Torregrossa

Thanksgiving:
Thanksgiving will again be well above normal for afternoon temperatures. It will be just a few degrees cooler than Wednesday in the lower peninsula, but about fifteen degrees cooler across the western upper peninsula. Even with those cooler temperatures it will still be well above freezing and warm enough to avoid slick roads.

Next Wednesday should be amazingly quiet nationwide as far as precipitation goes. The Pacific Northwest may have some rain, but all other areas will be dry.NOAA/Mark Torregrossa

National Travel
While many of us will just be traveling around Michigan, others will drive or fly longer distances. I have good news for you there as well: it looks like most of the country will have dry weather on Wednesday.

The exception will be the Pacific Northwest. Some rain is expected there, but they are used to that! So if you are driving anywhere in the Midwest, south, or east, you should be just fine getting there.

The rain in the northwest spreads into the northern Rockies, and will be snow in the higher spots. The rest of the country will continue to have very few weather related travel problems.NOAA/Mark Torregrossa

Thanksgiving will again have amazing travel weather compared to some past Thanksgivings.

Most of the country will be free of precipitation, and that usually makes for no weather related flight delays. The storm crossing the northern Rockies will spread some snow into the mountains. If you are going to northern Montana, you may want to lug the skis along.

Remember to stay updated with MLive and my posts on the weather blog.

Weather can obviously change. I've been watching models on next Wednesday and Thursday for a few days now. Everything seems consistent, but some changes could occur.

In the next few days I'll have a better handle on getting back from Grandma's house. Right now it looks a little stormier and colder, but probably not a major weather problem.

Do you remember the Thanksgiving snowstorm in 1975? What was your worst Thanksgiving weather woe? Post your memories in the comments below.

Mark Torregrossa has been the Chief Meteorologist for three television news stations in Michigan, most recently with NBC25 (WEYI). A resident of the state for 20 years, he is also a master gardener and avid hunter.